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title: "Phaser 4 Level Selection Screen Tutorial in TypeScript"
subtitle: "Emanuele Feronato's most complete level selector yet, and the source code is available."
date: 2026-04-20T13:00:00.000Z
category: tutorial
url: https://phaser.io/news/2026/04/phaser-4-level-selection-screen-typescript
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Phaser 4 Level Selection Screen Tutorial in TypeScript

*Emanuele Feronato's most complete level selector yet, and the source code is available.*

If you are building a **Phaser game** with levels, at some point you will need a **level selection screen**. It sounds simple until you actually try to make it feel right.

**Emanuele Feronato** has been tackling this problem since 2014, and his latest version is the most complete one yet. Built with **Phaser 4** and **TypeScript**, this horizontal paginated **level selector** supports **swipe navigation**, drag, **mouse wheel**, **snap-to-page** behavior, pagination and clickable level thumbnails, all in one clean, well-structured example.

![](level_selection_1.png)

## What This Tutorial Covers

The **level selector** is built around a single container that moves horizontally across pages. The snap logic goes beyond a simple round-to-nearest-page calculation: it reads the direction and magnitude of the swipe to make navigation feel deliberate rather than mechanical.

**Mouse wheel** input is handled separately and cancels any active drag, so only one input mode controls the container at a time. The result is an input system that behaves consistently across **desktop and mobile**.

The code is organized into separate **TypeScript** classes for the game scene, level thumbnails and page selectors, with a dedicated file for configurable options. Clean, readable and easy to adapt to your own project.

![](level_selection_2.png)

## Why It's Worth Your Time

This is not a first draft. Emanuele has been refining this component across Phaser 2, Phaser 3 and now **Phaser 4**, fixing bugs and adding features with each iteration. The current version adds **mouse wheel** support and improves input handling over previous releases.

The **full source code**, including the **Vite project**, is available to download directly from his site.

If you need a **level selection screen** for your **Phaser game**, this is the most solid starting point out there.

[Read the Full Tutorial](https://emanueleferonato.com/2026/02/25/build-a-highly-customizable-mobile-friendly-html5-level-selection-screen-controllable-by-tap-swipe-and-mouse-wheel-written-in-typescript-and-powered-by-phaser/)

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